Personally, I think Flacco is a better QB than Romo. That's just me. I think the top 4 are obviously Brady, Brees, Rodgers, and Peyton (not necessarily in that order). Past that there's a group that are debatable: Ben, Eli, Ryan, Rivers, Flacco, and Romo. I would certainly put Flacco in that group of top tier, but not elite QBs.

bhaw wrote:End of the day, NFL QBs are measured by what they have accomplished. Ben would barely crack a top 10 if he didn't have 2 Super Bowl rings. Romo isn't terrible, but he hasn't done jack in the post season. Ben, Eli, Peyton, Brees, Rodgers, and Brady are all SB winning QBs. Are Romo's numbers any better than Rivers' (other than last year Rivers)? They are both guys that get to tread water at the bottom of the top 10 until they do something in the post season.

I would have said the same before week 1, but he appeared to be recovered for the most part in week 1. I'd have a tough time picking more than 4 or 5 QBs in front of Manning if I need to win one game today.

I would have said the same before week 1, but he appeared to be recovered for the most part in week 1. I'd have a tough time picking more than 4 or 5 QBs in front of Manning if I need to win one game today.

Eh Manning had a very Flacco like game. 80 of his yards came on a bubble screen. He didn't play bad by any means, but I'm not ready to say he's "back."

I would have said the same before week 1, but he appeared to be recovered for the most part in week 1. I'd have a tough time picking more than 4 or 5 QBs in front of Manning if I need to win one game today.

Eh Manning had a very Flacco like game. 80 of his yards came on a bubble screen. He didn't play bad by any means, but I'm not ready to say he's "back."

Take that pass out and his passer rating from that game was still 105.7 based on this website:

I would have said the same before week 1, but he appeared to be recovered for the most part in week 1. I'd have a tough time picking more than 4 or 5 QBs in front of Manning if I need to win one game today.

Eh Manning had a very Flacco like game. 80 of his yards came on a bubble screen. He didn't play bad by any means, but I'm not ready to say he's "back."

Last year NFL players were polled to find out who they thought was the best among them. Peyton was ranked the #7 QB in the league, and #50 overall.... and remember, he didn't even play a single down in 2012. (Ben was ranked the #4 QB, 30th overall, in the same poll, fwiw)

When ranking players, I always think of one criteria: who would I rather have at that position with a championship on the line? Stats don't enter into it..... am I more likely to win with tis guy, or with that guy? That doesn't mean that I simply rank players in order of championships won, but it's certainly a valid tiebreaker, IMO.

Take a hockey analogy, for example. If I was putting a team together, and I had to choose between Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier, the two most statistically productive players in NHL history..... I'm sorry, but brother Waynard will be on someone else's bench, not mine.

Hahahaha..... and as I type this, ESPN just showed the Romo field goal fumble.